Lync 2010 Help and Training

Use Lync 2010 Search

The search box in your Contacts list, in the Microsoft Lync main window, is your main
entry point for both finding and communicating with people. The search box is also
available in the Phone icon, just above the dial pad.

Find a contact

You can find contacts who are already in your Contacts list, in addition to people
who work in your organization that you’ve not added to the Contacts list.

Search by name or number

Open Lync, and, in your Contacts list, type a contact’s name, email alias, email address,
phone number, or even an extension. As you type, the search results adjust to display
the most likely contacts.

If you don’t find the name or number that you’re looking for in the search results,
you may be able to refine the results by searching for keywords such as skill or area
of expertise. If your organization has enabled this feature, Microsoft Lync 2010 communications
software searches for these words or phrases in the Microsoft SharePoint profiles
of the users.

Search by keyword

Below the search box, click the Skill button. You can use the current search or type something else.

Search for additional participants

When you are in a conversation or meeting, you can add contacts to it in several ways.
One way to do this is to click the People Options icon in the conversation window, and then click Invite by Name or Phone number. This opens the Invite by Name or Phone Number dialog box, which contains a search box and Contacts list where you can type contact
names and numbers.

Another way to add contacts to a conversation or meeting is to drag them from your
Contacts list, and drop them to the conversation window.